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A large bin can store up to 44 towels. A small bin can hold three-fourths the volume of a large bin. You have already put 17 in the small bin. How many more towels can you store?(1 point)
You can store up to
more towels.

Answer 1

To determine how many more towels you can store, we first need to find out the maximum capacity of the small bin.

1. **Find the capacity of the small bin**:
The small bin holds three-fourths the volume of a large bin. Since a large bin can store 44 towels, we calculate the capacity of the small bin as follows:

\[
\text{Capacity of Small Bin} = \frac{3}{4} \times 44 = 33 \text{ towels}
\]

2. **Determine how many towels are already in the small bin**:
You have already put 17 towels in the small bin.

3. **Calculate how many more towels can be added to the small bin**:
Now, we need to subtract the number of towels already in the small bin from its total capacity:

\[
\text{Towels Remaining} = \text{Capacity of Small Bin} - \text{Towels in Small Bin}
\]
\[
= 33 - 17 = 16 \text{ towels}
\]

Therefore, you can store up to **16 more towels** in the small bin.